Districts See Good Returns From 1-to-1 Laptop Programs

Education Week (3/12, Fairbanks) reports on the implementation of the 1-to-1 laptop program in Natick, Massachusetts, where a funding surplus for a new building allowed administrators to purchase 1,500 laptops. "For the Natick schools, like hundreds of other districts around the country, the goal behind the digital conversion was simple: increase academic achievement. Despite the difficulty of investing in a costly program at a time when many districts are also facing tighter budgets, a growing number of districts like Natick are beating the odds by adopting cost-effective 1-to-1 programs-and seeing results."